Community Support Worker - Older adults

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Braintree; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days holiday

NHS Pension

Relocation package

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Band 3 role within the Mid Essex Dementia and Frailty Pathway. The post involves joining a multi-disciplinary team to assess and support adults with dementia and frailty, with the requirement to complete the care certificate.

The role requires driving to travel across Mid Essex, works Monday to Friday, 9-5, and relies on IT literacy to maintain electronic records and care plans for service users.

Qualifications

• Care delivery within a dementia and frailty pathway.
• Good IT literacy and ability to use electronic records.
• Full driving licence and access to a car for work.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Assist in assessing physical and mental health needs of patients with dementia/SMI.
• Collaborate with partner organisations, carers and clinicians.
• Undertake annual physical health checks and record findings.
• Develop care plans and update electronic records.
• Promote health and wellbeing and health promotion activities.

Skills

IT literacy

Driving

Education

Care Certificate

Job description

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity to join the team and become part of the Mid Essex Dementia and Frailty Pathway as a band 3 , and you will be required to complete the care certificate.

An exciting opportunity to join the team and become part of the Mid Essex Dementia and Frailty Pathway as a band 3 , and you will be required to complete the care certificate.

The Mid Dementia and Frailty Pathway provides a comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and treatment supporting patients of any age with dementia as well as older adults, who have functional mental health needs with an associated age-related frailty. You will work as part of the multi-disciplinary team supporting patients with SMI / a secondary care mental health need/ dementia and frailty.

In addition the post holder will support the clinical manager with some admin tasks therefore will need to be literate in IT/ computer skills.

The role is Monday-Friday 5 days a week 9-5 and it is essential that you can drive and have access to a car, as you will be working across Mid Essex.

You will be expected to work collaboratively with key partner organisations, service users, carers, clinicians and other practitioners within the multi-disciplinary team in delivering services.

Please note this is a community position, and it is essential criteria for the applicant to have a valid UK driving licence and able to drive, and to have access to a car for work purposes.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team.

The post holder will contribute to assessment of both physical and mental health needs. Focusing on the wellbeing of those with serious mental illness, and demonstrating an understanding of the relationship between physical and mental wellbeing.

To work with other agencies to deliver a systems approach in ensuring patients mental and physical health wellbeing needs are met.

The post holder will undertake annual physical health checks of patients who have been identified as having severe mental illness. They will take and record their blood pressure, pulse, weight, BMI, venepuncture for required blood tests.

The post holder will arrange physical health assessments with the service user both at home, in clinics, and at GP surgeries; taking a proactive approach to engaging patients with SMI in the importance of annual physical health reviews.

To provide information on health promotion including healthy eating, sport and exercise and smoking cessation.

To work with patients and relevant staff to develop care plans and complete the electronic physical health assessment form on electronic health record; ensuring the information is shared with patients and GPs.

To promote positive mental and physical health to patients, carers, families and staff.

Working for our organisation

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
• We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Work that wraps around your needs

• Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
• Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.

Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time.

Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.

As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services.

We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply.

If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [e-mail] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment.

Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.

Please note - staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.